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entrant = Ness · round = Round 1 — 8 of 1,514 matches
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8 matches
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Poll ▼ | Contest | Round | Division |
Result |
Headline |
SFF |
LFF |
Rally |
Cheat |
Pic |
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| 1 |
7263
writeup (md) |
CB X |
Round 1 |
Division 4 |
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Ness quietly outlasts Shadow in a debated opener |
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Ness won a debated matchup that stayed fairly close and stable, with Shadow never quite finding enough momentum to complete the comeback. The writeup treats the result as proof that Ness had quietly become a more reliable midcarder.
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| 2 |
5166
writeup (md) |
CB IX |
Round 1 |
Division 3 |
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Ness dismisses the Locke upset case quickly |
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Ness beat Locke without the trouble some expected from Old Square's recent improvement. The writeup uses the result to argue that Final Fantasy VI characters without Dissidia exposure still lacked meaningful contest strength.
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| 3 |
3791
writeup (md) |
CB VIII |
Round 1 |
Jenova |
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Ness SFFs Geno and restores his standing |
✓ |
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1 |
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Ness overwhelmed Geno and restored confidence in himself before the next round. Geno's inability to resist even Ness's fanbase overlap is treated as evidence that he should no longer receive regular contest nominations.
SFF: The writeup explicitly says Ness SFFed Geno, using the scale of Geno's collapse to argue that he had little independent contest strength.
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| 4 |
3267
writeup (md) |
CB VII |
Round 1 |
Division 6 |
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Mewtwo crushes Ness and sends Pac-Man through |
✓ |
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1 |
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Mewtwo erased the embarrassment of his earlier contest debut with an emphatic performance. Ness collapsed against the stronger Nintendo presence, allowing Pac-Man to advance instead.
SFF: The writeup explicitly says Mewtwo SFFed Ness badly, leaving Ness far weaker than expected and opening the second advancing spot for Pac-Man.
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| 5 |
2882
writeup (md) |
CB VI |
Round 1 |
Division 5 |
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Liquid steals first from Alucard in a controversial photo finish |
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✓ |
✓ |
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2 |
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Alucard erased Liquid Snake's large daytime lead and briefly moved ahead at the very end, only for Liquid to snatch first on the final update. Because both characters advanced anyway, the writeup says the historic photo finish carried less consequence than a one-on-one result would have.
Rally · Cheat: The writeup describes a last-minute Metal Gear rally after Alucard completed his comeback and records complaints that cheating or vote-stuffing may have influenced the razor-thin finish.
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| 6 |
2067
writeup (md) |
SC2K5 |
Round 1 |
Mushroom |
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Ness upsets CJ as the writeup turns to race controversy †OT |
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Ness's upset over CJ becomes the jumping-off point for a long discussion of the board's race arguments, representation in games, and whether Grand Theft Auto simply underperforms on GameFAQs.
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| 7 |
1738
writeup (md) |
SC2K4 |
Round 1 |
Midgar |
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Ness exposes the hype around Jak with a convincing win |
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Ness turned a heavily debated matchup into a convincing victory over Jak. The writeup argues that the board overvalued mainstream sales and undervalued how well a cult RPG character known to GameFAQs users could perform against another weak 3D platformer.
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| 8 |
1315
writeup (md) |
SC2K3 |
Round 1 |
East |
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Bowser crushes popular upset pick Ness in his debut |
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Bowser demolished a Ness who had been a popular upset pick, immediately overturning much of the pre-match speculation around the four-pack. The writeup remembers the scale of the blowout as one of the contest's early surprises.
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What this is
Each row's Headline and (on filter) narrative come from a
ChatGPT reading of that match's Board 8 wiki writeup. The five flags
(SFF same-fanbase factor, LFF low-fanbase
factor, Rally outside rally, Cheat cheating
alleged, Pic match-picture factor) are set only when the writeup
asserts that effect — never inferred from the numbers. Hover a check for the
note. †OT marks a writeup that mostly wanders off the
match.
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